Jackson Smith

Jackson Smith: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Jackson Smith

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Jackson Smith — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.97102, -95.29209. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Smith

• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~51 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~55 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~56 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~59 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Tyler State Park · park · Smith · ~71 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~71 km · Must-see
• David Greene Templeton · fort · Cherokee · ~0 km
• Cuney · fort · Cherokee · ~4 km
• First Baptist Church of Jacksonville · fort · Cherokee · ~5 km
• Bowens Temple · church · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Corinth Road Church of Christ · church · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Central Baptist Church of Jacksonville · fort · Cherokee · ~7 km
• Lake Jacksonville Park · lake · Cherokee · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Smith

Other forts & heritage near Jackson Smith

• David Greene Templeton · fort · Cherokee · ~0 km
• Cuney · fort · Cherokee · ~4 km
• First Baptist Church of Jacksonville · fort · Cherokee · ~5 km
• Central Baptist Church of Jacksonville · fort · Cherokee · ~7 km
• Earle's Chapel Methodist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~7 km
• Earle's Chapel Cemetery · fort · Cherokee · ~8 km
• Craft Baptist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~10 km
• Killough Massacre Burial Site · fort · Cherokee · ~13 km
• Annie Ella (McCallum) Ault · fort · Cherokee · ~13 km
• Dr. William Reuben Tennison · fort · Cherokee · ~23 km

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